State nursing home to close by end of 2013

Monday November 26, 2012 7:30 AM

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Officials say the state nursing home in Milledgeville is set to close by the end of next year, sending 127 severely disabled patients to smaller community nursing facilities in the state.

The Telegraph of Macon reports (http://bit.ly/V1HmlA) that the closing of the James B. Craig Nursing Center at Central State Hospital will also force many of its 350 employees to search for new jobs.

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